Natural History
Beaver populate the countryside and sometimes undercut the streamside silver maple, toppling them into the water thereby creating logjams.
The river winds through farm country, with silver maple and alder dominating the shoreline. Northern white cedar, an occasional willow, and a variety of shrubs line the 40-foot (12 m) wide waterway, and vegetation dips right into the water.
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